It’s Go Time!

The Rangers are hoping to have captain Ryan Callahan back after missing three games with a bruised foot suffered the last time the teams met, blocking a shot by Ilya Kovalchuk. He will be a game-time decision after warmups. Looks like Anton Stralman will be prucha’d along with Jeff Woywitka, and Steve Eminger goes back in on defense. If Callahan returns, John Scott will be prucha’d.

CORRECTION: Callahan is playing, Scott is playing, John Mitchell is prucha’d.

Ya boys are 4-0-1 in their last five (seems worse, doesn’t it, because of all the nit-picking?) and 13-3-3 in their last 19.

Henrik Lundqvist is 22-6-5 with a 1.72 GAA, .936 save percentage and five shutouts against Martin Brodeur.

Yeah let’s get a new announcer…someone like Billy “I know everything therefore I’m amazing” Jaffe or Butch “I’d like to molest your boy” Goring or better yet Doc “true professional” aka “perpetual orgasm” Emrick! Or both of those guys from the Penguins…they can really spice things up :)

As a whole we look atrocious. We are lucky we are not down by more. I am not a NN just being honest. We need to wake up, and fast! I have a great business idea if anyone wants in. The Dubinsky Punching Bag!!! Sales slogan… “Guaranteed not to punch you back!”

What a joke Sidney Crosby and the Penguins are. He misses all of last playoffs to help another team out. Now, we’re the best team in the league and he’s coming back. If he faces us in the playoffs, I hope we cripple him. /sorry in advance

Now who’s being extreme, Lloyd? I’ve not said a word about the performance.

-Because I never watch the games-

Yes, it was a crappy period. And they’ve played quite a few crappy periods this year. I’d go as far as saying the crappy team’s uncrappy record flatters the crappy team quite a bit. I’m just not into flogging the dead horse named My Opinions on the Rangers’ Repeated Crappiness so I can take the satisfaction of being proved right when the crappy team loses in the first round.

Anyone know what the extent of Dubinsky’s hand injury is? Is this guy a dope or what? I know he’s having a brutal season, but they need him on the 3rd line, preferably the 2nd if he’s playing his game.
They don’t have the depth to be losing “non-fighters.” This is one of the things I was talking about the other night with Dubi. This was an immature and flat out dumb move on his part. He’s missing the rest of the game, on top of getting h a** whooped by Carter.
Please don’t tell me he’s a tough this or that. I get it. He’s a tough guy. When he grows up and learns how and when to use his noggin’, then he won’t have to worry about making these dumb choices.
Please tell me he didn’t bust his hand.

Probably because Gaborik was in the box and played a long shift after he got out Lloyd. If you haven’t noticed this season the lines get mixed a little when they come off special teams play for a rotation or two.

That’s because teams like NJD and NYI hype themselves up to play us; they treat these games differently than normal. For whatever reason, the Rangers seem to not make as big a deal out of these games as their opponents do, and it shows, IMO.

oooooooh David Clarkson, now he’s the best. But Patrick Elias, what a wonder. Kovie, what a great shot he’s got. Best ever. And…oohhh Marty. Best goalie ever. I mean really, he stops everything. Shut up, you homer, Chico.

You’re confusing a first-guessed decision that didn’t work out with costing us a game. What cost us the game were the giveaways, that seems pretty obvious. I don’t think Mitchell prevents McDonagh from falling or Girardi from flipping the puck across the blue line.

So if/when the Rangers lose in the first round, Lloyd (which I don’t think is beyond the realms of possibility either), you’ll have no complaints at that time about the coaching or half the roster because they’ll have only lived up (down) to your expectations?

17 games in 31 days. they are bound to lose a few. yes it sucks losing to the debils and fat bastard, but it happens. Maybe some guys need a rest, maybe call someone up. But seriously, its loss number 16 on March 6! SIXTEEN!!!

They are gonna crap the bed in some games this month, but they’ll right the ship and be ready come playoff time. All you ledgers, please simmer down!! 82-0 is never going to happen.

Really, Lloyd? Whatever. Another general statement of yours. Similar to Torts breaking Gaborik and Richards. He didn’t. Gaborik came off the ice after his penalty, he had to stay on. Somebody said it to you, you disappeared. Got the point, or should I continue?

Refuted your opinion? Your opinions are exclusively placed on the blog in order to create a response from everyone. That’s what makes you go for some reason. When it comes to real hockey knowledge, it’s similar to my knowledge of different methods of growing potatoes. I have no clue how to do it, but can talk about it all day. The only reason you post those -idiotic- …controversial posts is to bring some anxiety and rage from people around. Ignoring them is the best way to go. It’s too bad you do not realize how transparent this is…

“Unless you’re saying that the Daily News beat reporter is flat out lying, Mitchell was a healthy scratch. Go check the twitter feed.”

And Zipay reported an ice pack on Mitchell’s hand then hypothesized it was a deterrent, which is probably the first time in hockey history a team has been accused over identify a fake injury rather than lying about a real injury.

No because I don’t want to see this team choke for the umpteenth time. Believe it or not, I’ve been a season ticket holder for 7 years and a fan for the last 28 years. I’ve been through enough disappointing seasons. What some of you don’t seem to realize is that it’s ok to be a fan and still have issues with the team. It’s not like this franchise has earned even a shred of unassailability.

girardi hasnt scored a goal since last year it seems like, and hes been getting worse in his own end lately along with mcdonagh. get those on the 2nd pair for awhile. give staalsy some big minutes now. along with dz. rest mcmonster and bgirsrdi. theyre banged up and tired.

lloyd, i think u have negative nancy disease, along with me, and some others, but me and a lot of positive pansies here get along swell. cmon be a sport. we all love the rangers

And at the risk of being lambasted for being negative (a sin in here it seems), the Rangers have not played well consistently for weeks, IMO.

Suspect this may have as much to do with their overall talent level as anything else (because there have been many games where the biggest reason they got 2 points was because of their goaltender).

Let’s not forget that this team backed their way into the POs last year – adding Richards and Hagelin are clearly pluses, not to mention the continued maturity of so many of their young players, but drastic upgrades did not place.

Sooo, is first place a mirage or for real? Hopefully, the latter! We’re about to find out, however….

agree jim. im negative too sometimes but i dont give a sh#$. i say mean hurtful things about players cuz i like to vent. sue me. i want them to do well so bad sometimes that i forget that these guys are human(lidstrom im not sure about) and have off days jus like all of us.

i would think over the grind, they’d be exposed if they weren’t for real. They’ve been one of the top teams for a better part of the season, and yes, Jim we all agree, a lot of that has to do with Hank. This month is going to go a long way in revealing exactly how good they are. I figured they’d go 12-5 or 11-6 this month, there are just so many games,several back to backs, and a lot of guys are banged up. Jim, i also agree, they have not been consistent in their game the past few week, but they are finding ways to win on most nights.

Jim- of course they’ve been playing with less consistency and less intensity over the last few weeks. Bad first periods, having to come from behind etc…Every team goes through that, they are lucky that they’ve been able to tough it out, and, thanks to Hank, able to still gain points. That’s why you create that healthy cushion in points. The timing of that slide isn’t bad though, enough time to get it back together for the PO run.

and here i was, last night, as the man was telling me about this $8500 Gibson Les Paul that is currently his profile pic. I told him you got yourself a $14000 motorcycle 2 years ago, no expensive geeetars until you get me my house lol, or my classic, restored Mustang!

I think you’re all Byfugliened in the head. We’re ten hours from the Byfugliening fun park and you want to bail out. Well I’ll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It’s a quest. It’s a quest for fun. I’m gonna have fun and you’re gonna have fun. We’re all gonna have so much Byfugliening fun we’ll need plastic surgeory to remove our Hartnell smiles. You’ll be whistling ‘Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah’ out of you’re assens! I gotta be crazy! I’m on a pilgrimage to see a moose. Praise Marty Moose! Holy Carcillo!